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Tucson, AZ vs Elmhurst, IL

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Highlights
- Elmhurst spends 104.7% more per student than Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Elmhurst than in Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmhurst had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tucson
 Tucson, AZElmhurst, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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